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Shellfish Waters Directive

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Consultation on the proposal to designate an additional 49 water bodies for protection or improvement under the Shellfish Waters Directive (2006/113/EC). The period of public consultation will extend from 1 September 2008 to 31 October 2008.

Statutory Instruments in relation to the Shellfish Water Directive:

Action Programmes

At present, there are 14 areas designated as shellfish waters within the meaning of the Directive and the 2006 Regulation. The Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources has established action programmes in respect of each of these areas. These action programmes are subject to ongoing review by a Committee established by the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources. The existing programmes and associated maps are:

Aughinish Bay, Co. Galway.
Aughinish Bay (doc 46Kb) Map of Aughinish Bay (pdf 3,313Kb)
Bannow Bay, Co. Wexford.
Bannow Bay (doc 49Kb) Map of Bannow Bay (pdf 2,798Kb)
Bantry Bay Inner, Co. Cork.
Bantry Bay Inner (doc 67Kb) Map of Bantry Bay Inner (pdf 3,685Kb)
Carlingford Lough, Co. Louth.
Carlingford Lough (doc 53Kb) Map of Carlingford Lough (pdf 3,837Kb)
Clarinbridge-Kinvara, Co. Galway.
Clarinbridge-Kinvara (doc 78Kb) Map of Clarinbridge-Kinvara (pdf 3,723Kb)
Clew Bay, Co. Mayo.
Clew Bay (doc 76Kb) Map of Clew Bay (pdf 4,783Kb)
Cromane , Co. Kerry.
Map of Cromane (pdf 3,107Kb) Map of Cromane (pdf 3,107Kb)
Glengarriff, Co. Cork.
Glengarriff (doc 14Kb) Map of Glengarriff (pdf 3,596Kb)
Kilkieran, Co. Galway.
Kilkieran (doc 53Kb) Map of Kilkieran (pdf 4,338Kb)
Killary, Co. Galway.
Killary (doc 59Kb) Map of Killary (pdf 4,326Kb)
Kilmakilloge, Co. Kerry.
Kilmakilloge (doc 47Kb) Map of Kilmakilloge (pdf 3,514Kb)
Maharees, Co. Kerry.
Maharees (doc 45Kb) Map of Maharees (pdf 4,781Kb)
Mulroy Bay, Co. Donegal.
Mulroy Bay (doc 57Kb) Map of Mulroy Bay (pdf 4,353Kb)
Roaringwater Bay, Co. Cork.
Roaringwater Bay (doc 66Kb) Map of Roaringwater Bay (pdf 3,767Kb)
Disclaimer: All maps above are copyrighted to Ordnance Survey Ireland and may not be reproduced for commercial use.

Monitoring of Shellfish Waters.
Shellfish Waters Management Committee.